'[We] have been talking about wanting a kitten': Family dog's curious yelps lead them to find a bobtail kitten in their driveway - now she's named 'Mew' and stealing hearts of hoomans and doggos

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jul 10, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

It's a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme - family yearns for a cat, the Cat Distribution System hears their cries, and then it delivers them a cat purrfectly suited for them. The CDS's methods are wide and varied. Sometimes the cat sneaks into your bag without you noticing, sometimes the cat just follows you home, and on occasion, the CDS has been known to employ doggos to deliver said kittens into your home and heart. 

This family's dog started barking outside at what seemed to be a tiny furball in the driveway. The dad went out to see what was going on, and realized that the tiny floof in the driveway was actually a tiny kitten! As if someone had heard their wishes (his wife and son were just talking about how they wanted a cat - what a coincidence!), the CDS sent this kitten straight to their doorstep. Now, her name is 'Mew' and she's loved by all family members, both two and four-legged!

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    My dog found this bobtail kitten in my driveway 10 days ago

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    We had recently been talking about getting a cat so keeping her was a no-brainer

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    My dog was doing some odd yelps outside and when I checked it out she was sniffing at a fur ball in the driveway. At first I thought it was a small bunny but as I got closer I realized it was a small kitten. My wife and son have been talking about wanting a kitten, and this one is just too cute to pass up. We've named her Mew and she is settling in quite nicely
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  • Oh, dear. Mew is purrecious! This post is giving us kitten fever. We definitely should not get another kitten, but this one is so cute, and we miss having a little kitten run around the house during the day (and at night, of course, when all the shenanigans happen).

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    pepperpat64 I misread this as bobcat kitten Giant doggos and wee kittehs are the best pairing ever!
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    Pangolin_Rune From one Mew to another, "Hello!"
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    sugaree53 American Shorthair Precious. Please post some pictures a few months from now
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    walrus120 Another cat high five worthy post
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    CallmeKahn Your pupper and kitteh are going to be inseparable.
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  • We raised our first kitten when we had a dog, and it was the cutest thing ever. She would sleep literally on top of her big sister, which is hissterical because our doggo really liked her purrsonal space, except when it involved cuddling with Meatball. Yes, her name was Meatball.

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    Dry_Curve_7 Cat distribution system is still working!
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    AntonCigar THATS BOB AND I WILL DEFEND HIM WITH MY LIFE
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    Quantumercifier That is as no-brainer as it comes. Our dog Bella, found this kitten under our house, and they are the best of friends.
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    Puzzleheaded_Talk792 Absolutely adorable! Please watch her carefully as she develops. I had to put a bobtail down once, as a kitten, because as he got bigger he couldn't use the bathroom correctly due an underdeveloped GI tract. This is very rare, but was the saddest thing so I always spread awareness.
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    Optimal_West8046 Apparently your dog is a secret agent of the CDS
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    Minimum Mulberry_601 What a sweetheart. Glad your dog helped you find it. That's awesome.
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    AtomicEyeball Did you look around for others? Usually a kitten that size isn't out there living by itself.
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